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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Andrew Richardson, Gilesgate, GB;
Michael Wilson, Crook, GB;
Assignee:
Black & Decker Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 3/4416 ; B26B 2/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 3/4416 ; B26B 2/900 ;
Abstract
A string trimmer comprising an elongate shaft and a cutting head rotatably mounted on one end of the shaft. A cutting member which extends from the cutting head. An attachment is pivotally mounted on the string trimmer by at least one pivot mechanism, wherein the pivot mechanism comprises a latching mechanism about which the attachment is capable of latchably rotating relative to the string trimmer. The attachment is a barrier which is capable of being used by an operator to move vegetation away from a path swept out by the cutting member.